Chapter 9 Smoking and social disadvantage

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9.0 Introduction

9.1 Socio-economic position and disparities in tobacco exposure and use

9.2 Socio-economic disparities in tobacco exposure and use: are the gaps widening?

9.3 Contribution of smoking to health inequality

9.4 The relationship between tobacco smoking and financial stress

9.5 Smoking and intergenerational poverty

9.6 Smoking, ill health, financial stress and smoking-related poverty among highly disadvantaged groups

9.7 Explanations of socio-economic disparities in smoking

9.8 Are current strategies to discourage smoking in Australia inequitable?

9.9 Are there inequalities in access to and use of treatment for dependence on tobacco-delivered nicotine?

9.10 Further initiatives to reduce tobacco-related disparities in Australia

By Michelle Scollo, VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control

with input from Dr Mohammad Siahpush

formerly Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer

now Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioural Health

College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Centre

Updated by Merryn Pearce, Policy Unit, Quit Victoria